The Fiery Skippers are back, a sign of Fall but it’s still miserably hot here so not many other butterflies have shown up…just this Painted Lady missing part of its hind wings, still pretty, though:
The neighbor’s Desert Tortoise escaped last weekend and wandered into our yard.
The Phoenix sky looked like this on August 31:
And Anna’s Hummingbirds have been flying around:
Ferguson is looking upward, hoping for better times…
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Lovely photos all! That tortoise is just delightful. Ferguson is so expressive in the photo, and his gray and white furs are really beautiful!
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Thank you, he seems to think he’s quite handsome himself.
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wow, your neighbours are allowed to have a tortoise. He looks ‘substantial’. Lovely photos Candace.
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They actually had 2 tortoises and one (the male) was so huge that he found it another home as it had dug his yard up quite a bit. This is the smaller female and she’s not so destructive but I bet she misses her buddy and maybe was looking for him. Poor animals.
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I love the Painted Lady butterfly. Beautiful pics!
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Thank you!
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It’s always a treat to see your photos. It’s lovely to see the butterflies enjoying the flowers. We’re pretty chilly here now, so I hope all ours have headed to warmer climes. The tortoise is amazing. Perhaps she was out looking for new friends.
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I hope a lot of the butterflies come out here. We usually have quite a few in fall, different varieties. Thank you!
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So intricate. Loved it!
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Thank you!
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